Crew members opened the hatch to the newly-attached Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module and soon will begin…
Category: Shuttle Update
Raffaello Installed on Harmony
Piloting the Canadarm2 from the robotic workstation in the International Space Station’s cupola, astronauts Doug Hurley…
Crew Conducts Raffaello Robotics Work
Working at the International Space Station’s cupola robotic workstation, Atlantis Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialist…
Crew Will Move Raffaello for Cargo Transfers
Today’s wakeup song was “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba, played at 3:02 a.m. EDT for space shuttle Atlantis…
STS-135 Arrives, Crew Begins Work at Station
Space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station at 11:07 a.m. EDT Sunday with a…
Shuttle Crew Welcomed Aboard Station
At 12:47 p.m. EDT, hatches were opened between the International Space Station and space shuttle Atlantis,…
Atlantis Docks to International Space Station
At 11:07 a.m. EDT, Commander Chris Ferguson guided space shuttle Atlantis into pressurized mating adapter #2…
Atlantis Begins Nine-Minute “Backflip”
At 10:05 a.m. EDT, space shuttle Atlantis began the nine-minute Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, or “backflip.” With…
Atlantis on Final Path to Station
Commander Chris Ferguson and the crew of space shuttle Atlantis performed the Terminal Initiation burn at…
Docking Day Arrives for STS-135 Crew
The crew of space shuttle Atlantis awoke at 3:29 a.m. EDT to “Mr. Blue Sky” by…